On 9 October 2019, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the start of the military Operation Peace Spring in the areas of Ras al-Ayn/Serê Kaniyê and Tell Abyad/Girê Spî in …
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Northern Syria: The Absence of Accountability Perpetuates Rampant Violations in Turkish-Occupied Territories
by editorIntroduction: On March 21, 2024, while the pediatrician Abdullah al-Ibrahim was working in his clinic located in the middle of Tall Abyad/Girê Spî City, a man named Abu Mesh’al, a …
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Death Shadows Us: The Aftermath of Turkish Attacks on Northeast Syria During the First Half of 2024
by editorExecutive Summary: This report covers the total toll of Turkish attacks on areas in northeast Syria during the first half of 2024, whether they were carried out by warplanes and …
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Unheard Cries: the Reality of Arbitrary Arrest and Torture in the “Safe Zones” of Northern Syria
by editorIntroduction: The al-Sultan Family, who hails from the west countryside of Tall Tamer Town, endured a horrific tragedy as members of the opposition Syrian National Army (SNA) executed one of …
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Northern Syria: Escalation of Arbitrary Arrests in Turkish-Occupied Territories
by editorIntroduction: In February 2024, years after displacement, Hanan Hussein returned to his village in Afrin countryside in order to take care of his elderly mother following his father’s death. He …
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Voices of Local Communities in Northern and Eastern Syria to the Brussels VIII Conference
by editorIntroduction: On March 5, 2024, Synergy Association for Victims and Analysis and Strategic Study Organization (ASSO), in cooperation with the Coalition of Civil Society Organizations in Northeast Syria (CSO-NES) and …
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The Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic: Tasks, Terms of Reference and the Role of Victims’ Families in Guiding its Work
by editorIntroduction: On June 29, 2023, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted resolution A/77/L.79 to create the Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic (IIMP). This new …
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Northern Syria: Arbitrary Detention and Torture as Systematic Policy in SNA-Held Areas
by editorExecutive Summary: In mid-March 2023, Nisreen Mohammed, an alias, was astonished when a group of armed men stormed her house in Ras al-Ayn/Serê Kaniyê City, and took away her husband …
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The Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic: Ensuring the Full and Meaningful Participation of Victims of Disappearance
by editorI- Introduction On the 29th of June 2023, the UN General Assembly passed resolution A/77/L.79 to create the Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic (IIMP). This …
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Executive Summary This joint report builds on 40 testimonies and statements collected between March and May 2023 on gross human rights violations in the Afrin region in the extreme northwest …